DESCRIPTION: Grupo
Ecológico de la Costa Verde, A.C. is a Mexican Non-profit, Civil
Association dedicated to the protection of the natural environmental, with
special interest in the protection of the Marine Turtle and Youth Environmental
Education. We are a hard working, turtle first, conservation group and
not in the Ecotour business.
SPECIES: Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys
olivia) - Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) - Eastern Pacific Green Turtle
(Cholera agassizi).
HABITAT: Marine-Tropical-Coastal.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Central
Pacific Coast of Mexico.
TRAVEL INFORMATION: By airplane
to Puerto Vallarta; a member of the group will pick you up at the Airport,
or bus from Puerto Vallarta, north to San Francisco, or San Pancho.
DURATION: One month minimum,
five months are ideal.
PERIOD: From June 15th to November
15th.
AGE: Min. 18.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: No
special skills are required to work within the marine turtle program, although
volunteers should be willing to work 3 to 4 nights a week in occasional
heavy rain, and operate a Volkswagen dune buggy over rough, muddy roads.
Youth education instructors must speak Spanish, so volunteers must be enthusiastic,
efficient, willing to work as part of a team, able to deal with the public,
and have a sense of humour.
VOLUNTEERS WORK: Collect marine
turtle nests between 9am—6pm, 5—7 nights/week; maintain records on relocation
and/or collection of nests, temperatures, hatchlings released and nest
cleaning; teaching and lectures.
LANGUAGE: English (with some
Spanish) is needed for Marine Turtle Project.
Spanish (with some English) for teaching.
ACCOMMODATION: Please see "Cost"
section below.
COST: Volunteers are not required
to pay any fees except their own accommodation and living expenses Accommodation:
In some cases free lodging is available, or rooms rent for US$40/week,
or single home US$125±/month (depending on type and if it shared
with others).Food: approx. US$30-40/week.
LONG TERM: Long-term positions
possible for outstanding volunteers.
APPLICATION: By e-mail or telephone.
